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Fannie M. Chadwick

Person Name: Fannie Chadwick Hymnal Number: 6 Author of "Beautiful Sunshine" in New Joy Bells Late 19th Century

W. S. Marshall

Hymnal Number: 106 Composer of "[Lo! the Royal Harvest ripens]" in New Joy Bells He composed tunes for gospel lyric writers. John Perry

Frederick H. Pease

1839 - 1909 Person Name: Frederic H. Pease Hymnal Number: 34 Composer of "[To thee we sing]" in New Joy Bells

Nettie A. Barnard

Hymnal Number: 110 Author of "Seek the City" in New Joy Bells

C. Harry Anders

Hymnal Number: 138 Author of "What Is the Angel Recording?" in New Joy Bells

1848 - 1926 Hymnal Number: 23 Composer of "[Fully armed with sword in hand]" in New Joy Bells Born: June 28, 1848, Portland, Indiana. Died: July 13, 1926, Seattle, Washington. Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana. Giffe grew up in College Corners, Indiana (near Portland), and served in the Army during the closing days of the American civil war. After the war, he attended Liber College, and studied law for two years. While in college, he was a member of the college glee club, and took lessons in the college singing school. Later, he studied with teachers such as J. W. Suffern, George Root, Luther Emerson, Horatio Palmer, and Henry Perkins. Giffe had a fine baritone voice, and was in demand as a concert singer. He soon became popular as a chorus director and convention conductor. His first book for singing schools was New Favorite, which sold thousands of copies. The Oliver Ditson Company of Boston, Massachusetts, published many of his early works, but Giffe went on to form his own publishing house, the Home Music Company, in Logansport, Indiana. He also edited the Home Music Journal for several years. Later, Giffe became supervisor of music in the public schools in his home town. And he was one of three men selected to deliver an address in Logansport, Indiana, at the memorial services for assassinated president William McKinley. Giffe and his wife Nancy had no children. His works include: The Brilliant, 1874 Crown of Gold, with Frank Davis (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1892) The New Deal, with Louis Eichhorn (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1898) A Practical Course in Harmony and Musical Composition --www.hymntime.com/tch

John Hullah

1812 - 1884 Person Name: Hullah Hymnal Number: 126 Composer of "[Do no sinful action]" in New Joy Bells Born: June 27, 1812, Worcester, England. Died: February 21, 1884, London, England.

S. Anna Gordon

b. 1832 Person Name: Mrs S. Anna Gordon Hymnal Number: 26 Author of "He Leadeth Us Ever" in New Joy Bells Mrs. S. Anna Gordon was born in Claremont, Mass., 9 January 1832. She was a physician and author. At an early age she moved to New York with her parents. Before her marriage she was a teacher. She was in charge of the ladies' department in Rock River Seminary and in Ripon College and was active in opening a normal school. She was married in Wisconsin in 1858 to W. A. Gordon M. D. After her marriage she studied medicine with her husband. She assisted him in his practice. In 1859 and 1860 they were connected with the Smithsonian Institute, taking meteorological motes. For one year she was associate editor of "Central Wisconsin." She joined her husband while he was stationed in Louisville, Ky. during the Civil War where she assisted with caring for wounded and sick soldiers. During that time, she also studied art. She was a weekly contributor to the literary columns of the Louisville "Sunday Journal." In 1882 and 1883 she was State editor of the Missouri Woman's Christian Temperance Union on the Chicago "Signal." During her residence in Denver, Col. she was assistant superintendent of Chines work in that city. She is author of the book Camping in Colorado and several papers and poems. Dianne Shapiro, from "A Woman of the Century: fourteen hundred-seventy biographical sketches accompanied by portraits of leading American women in all walks of life" edited by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore, published by Charles Wells Moulton, 1893

A. J. Abbey

1825 - 1887 Hymnal Number: 146 Composer of "[O never be weary, with vigor pursue]" in New Joy Bells Alonzo Judson Abbey, USA 1825-1887 Professor Abbey was a music teacher, collector, writer-composer, tune book compiler and sacred music publisher. George F Root often edited his published works. John Perry